You could see the war room lean forward. Jordan Magee at Round 7, Pick 11 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.
Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.
A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.3
· Pick 3
· Jayden Daniels
· QB
· rank 6
In the 3rd pick they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.2
· Pick 34
· Brian Thomas Jr.
· WR
· rank 22
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Brian Thomas Jr. in slot 34. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.4
· Pick 68
· Jordan Morgan
· OT
· rank 34
Jordan Morgan at slot 68 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.7
· Pick 71
· Jaylen Wright
· RB
· rank 59
Value with a capital V on Jaylen Wright in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.24
· Pick 87
· Max Melton
· CB
· rank 67
Max Melton in pick No. 87 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R4.3
· Pick 103
· Brandon Coleman
· OL
· rank 103
No drama and no debate, Brandon Coleman went about where he belonged in the 103rd pick. The roster fit checks out.
R4.4
· Pick 104
· Javon Baker
· WR
· rank 76
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 104 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.1
· Pick 137
· Erick All
· TE
· rank 129
Erick All at No. 137 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.11
· Pick 231
· Jordan Magee
· LB
· rank 161
Jordan Magee in Round 7, Pick 11 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor itch, scratched.